UTICA — A funeral service for Norma B. McKee, of Utica, will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, at Law-Baker Funeral Home, 34 N. Main St., Utica, with Alan Pratt and Tom Tucker officiating. Burial will follow in Newark Memorial Gardens.

Friends may call 5-8 p.m., on Friday, at the funeral home.

Norma died April 29, 2014, at her residence. She was born April, 15, 1931, in Utica, to the late Emer E. and Velma E. (Perkins) Davis

She was a member of the Utica Church of Christ, Gold Wing Road Riders Association Chapter O and formerly employed by Chatanooga Glass, Mount Vernon.

She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Dean Ray and Jana McKee of Utica; daughter, Dannette McKee of New Albany; grandchildren, Heather (Bo) Glenn of Centerburg, Deana (Jessie) Bennett of Newark, and Danica (David) Hewitt of Newark; great-grandchildren, Kennedi and Avery Glenn, Makala and Makena Bennett, Danlee, Darby Rae and Davin Hewitt; brothers and sister-in-law, Forrest Davis and Marge Johnson, and Larry and Nancy Davis, all of Utica; sisters and brothers-in-law, Grace Arter of St. Louisville, Linda and William Hall of Utica, Sharon and James Griffith of Homer, Susan and Ronald Hull of Mount Vernon; brother in-law, Jim Duncan of Fort Myers, Fla.; sister-in-law, Jean McKee of Newark; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel L. McKee on Oct. 7, 2000; and sister, Tekka Duncan.
Contributions may be made to Foundation for Hospice of Central Ohio, P.O. Box 430, Newark, OH 43058-9909; or The American Cancer Society, Central Region Office-LCKG, 555 Frantz Road, Dublin, OH 43017.

Visit www.law-bakerfuneralhome.com to extend condolences to the family. Law-Baker Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

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